The Spanish program at VU offers a full range of courses to accommodate student needs and interests: those with no previous background will find beginning language classes just the thing, while more advanced students will enjoy the challenge of courses taught exclusively in Spanish.

Classes at all levels have three basic goals:

• To acquire and then refine the ability to speak, write, read and understand spoken Spanish

• To understand Hispanic cultures as these are seen in the history of the respective countries, as well as in the daily life, customs and values of the people

• To appreciate the literary and artistic contributions of the Hispanic peoples through the study of representative works